Sun 9 November 2025 7:30pm

Theon Cross, National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO)

at Arts Club Cambridge

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Experience the future of UK jazz at NYJO's residency at Cambridge's newest venue: Arts Club Cambridge.

Expect bold, original music and boundary-pushing improvisation from the top emerging jazz talent in London.

Theon Cross - Tuba
Fee Buckton - Trumpet
Benjy Sandler - Alto Sax / Flutes
Jude Lane - Keys
Hani Elias - Bass
Miles Pillinger - Drums

Theon Cross

Theon Cross is a London based Tuba player and composer and is one of the key components of the sound of the cities thriving young jazz scene. He has made a name for himself for providing his own unique brand of swaggering tuba bass in jazz and various other styles of music. Most significantly in the award winning four-piece Sons of Kemet. He has also worked with a range of other well known musicians including Moses Boyd, Jon Batiste & Stay Human, Pharoe Monch, Emile Sande and Kano. In addition to his work in these projects he skilfully leads his own powerful and eclectic group exploring the diverse range of musical sounds of London through his compositions.

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National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO)

NYJO is world-famous as a glittering showcase for the UK’s best young jazz musicians. Under the direction of Mark Armstrong, the orchestra deftly mixes established classics from the big band repertoire, new work by composers at the leading-edge of the art-form and special arrangements by band members. From a hard-swinging rhythm section to a raft of hugely talented young soloists, this is a band in fine form. “Don’t believe the hype: if you seriously want to hear the best of what’s to come, check out the many NYJO projects… The National Youth Jazz Orchestra [is] a vibrant, diverse collective of bands that give voice to all that’s different, young and exciting in Brit jazz.” Jazzwise Magazine, Who to Look Out For in 2016.

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